Salcomp Plc Stock Exchange Release 13 September, 2007 at 08:30 Finnish time EQT'S SELL IN SALCOMP SHARES CLOSED In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act Salcomp Plc (business ID code 1509923-4) has on 12 September 2007 received the attached flagging notification from EQT II B.V., acting on behalf of EQT II Swedish Non-Registered Partnership, regarding the changes in the holding in Salcomp. “Notification regarding changes in holdings according to chapter 2, SECTION 9 of the securities markets act In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Market Act EQT II B.V., acting on its own behalf and on behalf of EQT II Swedish Non-Registered Partnership, ("EQT") has on 17 August 2007 notified the Financial Supervision Authority and Salcomp Plc. ("Salcomp") that Nordstjernan AB (“Nordstjernan”) has exercised its option to purchase 8,728,550 shares in Salcomp from EQT under the terms of the sale and purchase agreement entered into by EQT and Nordstjernan on 25 June 2007 (“Sale and Purchase Agreement”). EQT and Nordstjernan have on 16 August 2007 signed a separate share transfer agreement regarding the exercise of the option. The final completion of the sale and purchase has been subject to the approval by the relevant competition authorities. The parties have completed the sale and purchase on 12 September 2007. In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Market Act, EQT notifies the following information to the Financial Supervision Authority and Salcomp: 1. Name of the target company: Salcomp Plc., Business Identification Number: 1509923-4. 2. Basis for the flagging notification: After the completion of the sale and purchase, EQT's holding in Salcomp has decreased from 22.4 % to 0 % which is below the limits set out in Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Market Act. 3. Date of the change in holdings: The final completion of the sale and purchase has been subject to the approval by the relevant competition authorities. The sale and purchase has been completed on 12 September 2007. 4. Portion of the number of shares and votes in Salcomp: Salcomp has in all 38,975,190 shares. The total amount of the votes of all shares is 38,975,190. Salcomp has only one series of shares. Following the completion of the sale and purchase and the transfer of 8,728,550 shares, EQT's portion of holdings of the shares and votes in Salcomp has decreased from 22.4 percent to 0 percent. 5. Complete name of the shareholder and Business Identification Number: The name of the shareholder is EQT II B.V., acting on its own behalf and on behalf of EQT II Swedish Non-Registered Partnership. EQT II B.V. is registered with the Commercial Register of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Amsterdam under number 33304135 and its address is World Trade Center, Strawinskylaan 1159, D Tower Floor 11, 1077 XX Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 6. Material contents of the sale and purchase Agreement: The material contents of the Sale and Purchase Agreement entered into between the parties on 25 June 2007 have been published by the flagging notification dated 25 June 2007. Contact: Petri Myllyneva, Senior Partner, +358 (9) 6962 4737, petri.myllyneva@eqt.fi Johan Hähnel, Communications & PR, +46 706 056 334, johan.hahnel@eqt.se Helsinki, 12 September 2007 EQT II B.V., acting on its own behalf and on behalf of EQT II Swedish Non-Registered Partnership” Salcomp Plc Markku Hangasjärvi President and CEO Further information: Markku Hangasjärvi, President and CEO, tel. +358 040 7310 114 Antti Salminen, CFO, tel. +358 40 535 1216 Distribution: Nordic Exchange, Helsinki The main media www.salcomp.com